# Monferno #025/172 — Brilliant Stars

## Summary

Monferno is the middle step of the Sinnoh starter line, a Pokémon with a loyal following mostly through Infernape, which makes this a modest nostalgia pull. As a Brilliant Stars uncommon it was a filler slot, wanted mainly by Chimchar-line completionists and by Keiichiro Ito fans. A $0.13 modelled guide, down 24% over 30 days on 48 copies traded, says bulk, with 946 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Brilliant Stars |
| Number | 025/172 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | SWSH |
| Illustrator | KEIICHIRO ITO |
| Release date | 2022-02-25 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Chimchar |
| HP | 80 |
| Types | Fire |
| Attack: Flare | cost Fire — damage 30 |
| Attack: Flamethrower | cost Fire/Colorless — damage 50 — Discard an Energy from this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Water ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Regulation mark | F |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Monferno #391](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/monferno) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.13** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.51 — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z
- Quant score: 41/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-10-31T13:55:11.281Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 29% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2022-02-25T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-22T18:36:42.466Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-31T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-10-19T13:51:09.716Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-18T00:30:26.447Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-10-19T13:51:09.712Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/brilliant-stars/monferno-025)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aswsh9-025%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)